SUBSEQUENT TRIP REQUEST: 4th & 5th Angel Flights

Forty-nine year old Peter from Mildura has been recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. This Angel Flight was for him to travel back to Melbourne to see a medical team and receive more treatment.

Read about a previous mission for Peter (M603)

Bruce Cann - Pilot

Earth Angel duties performed by the Leukaemia Foundation Volunteer Drivers
(LF's 85th mission)

Angel flight 1 by Bruce Cann
This is Bruce's 3rd mission
Previous mission for Bruce - M547 AF2.

Comment by Bruce
"Departed Moorabbin before tower opened, got a good clearance Mildura direct 8000 ft. The only problem - 42 knot head winds which gave us a ground speed 136 kts. Not good for a Barron . Experienced dust and front on arrival Mildura .Quickly loaded Peter & Karyn, and then back to 7000ft.

Since it was very rough, I asked for 9000ft, and air traffic control readily obliged. It was a lot better speed on way home. 213 kts and a lot of turbulance into Essendon. Dropped off the passengers, and went back to Moorabbin as quick as we could. A good day, hope things work out okay for Peter."

Per Carlsen - Pilot

Earth Angel duties performed by the Leukaemia Foundation Volunteer Drivers
(LF's 88th mission)

Angel flight 2 by Per Carlsen
This is Per's 12th mission
Previous mission for Per - M611 AF2.

Comment by Per
"The trip was really uneventfull. Peter's wife Karen was a bit concerned about flying. She suffers from motion sickness, however, we managed to cruise at a level with very little turbulence. We were assisted greatly by air traffic control during our departure. They allocated us a track which avoided most of the low level turbulence in Melbourne. I was very pleasantly surprised when I ordered a sandwich at the cafe at Mildura airport. The lady there told me they provide food free of charge for Angel Flight pilots. Great service! Please pass on my thanks if you talk to them."